Sprout Chiropractic & Wellness Blog; Roseville, MN

Are you suffering from pregnancy-related carpal tunnel, leg cramps, or joint aches? My first question to you is: Are you taking a prenatal supplement with a DHA?  A favorite in our office is Prenatal with DHA from OrthoMolecular which is not available online from third-party sellers to ensure its safety and efficacy. Read more about it here . If you are postpartum experiencing these symptoms, please continue taking your prenatal to restore your body from what has been absorbing it from you (healing, placenta, baby, nursing). A few recommendations to help ease what is ailing you: Vitamin C : Yes, really! While we think of Vitamin C as being immune boosting (which it is great at!), it can also help throughout our body in so many different ways. One being it helps supports our connective tissue through the process of producing collagen. Collagen is a key element of our connective tissue. It also supports neurotransmitter production. Neurotransmitters are what send signals

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Tying together all of our Facebook Live Guests over the past few months, I wanted to spend some time putting all of their great knowledge, information, and skills in to a written form. When you first find out you're pregnant, there are so many things to think about and consider right away. You're excited to start planning and preparing a nursery space in your home! You start thinking about things you need, maybe planning a registry, what diapers you want to start with, breastpumps, the best toys, diaper bags, and start looking at all the cute little baby clothes! But what about your medical and birth team? Seems like a huge list! How do you narrow it down? Let's go through the various team members. Provider Medical OB/GYN or Midwife? You can first start by thinking of where you'd like to birth. Do you picture yourself in the hospital, birth center, or home birthing your baby? If at home or a birth center, you'll very likely be having a midwife as your provi

Kinesiology tape What is it? It is an elastic, adhesive tape which is not restricting like athletic tape. A good kinesiology tape allows for multiple consecutive days of wearing (5-7 days). It is available in a variety of different colors and patterns. These colors and patterns do not indicate that the tape is different from another in any way, but purely for the wearer’s enjoyment and preference. Yes, you can wear it in the shower, pool, hot tub, and work outs without having it come off easily. Belly Band for Pregnancy Support How does it work? Kinesiology tape reduces pain . It does this by alleviating discomfort and facilitating lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. This lifting affect forms convolutions (wrinkles) in the skin which increases interstitial space and allowing for a decrease in inflammation, reducing pressure while enabling a more effective flow of blood and lymphatic fluid in and out of the target area. Decreases fatigue in muscles

How is scar tissue different from other tissue? When viewed under a microscope, normal tissue can be organized in a couple of different fashions: dense, regular elongated fibers running in the same direction, such as tendons and ligaments; or dense and loose, irregular with fibers running in multiple directions. In either instance, when tissue is damaged, it will often heal in a fibrotic, haphazard manner and may appear radio-dense under diagnostic ultrasound. The tissue may show thickening, irregular organization or less precise margins as compared to non-injured tissues, which results in a restricted range of motion and, very often, pain and functional limitations. Cesarean scars can be painful. Some women feel pain or tightness in their scars when they are lifting, leaning, reaching or even standing up straight. If a woman cannot stand up straight without feeling pain or a “pulling” sensation, it may cause her to limit moveme

A cesarean birth may not have been your desired birth, or maybe you're planning on a cesarean birth coming up. In an effort for you, mom, to feel your best after surgery and birth of your baby, here are some recommendations that you can do to improve your recovery. Cesarean Recovery Recommendations ©       Chiropractic Care; keep joints moving, reduce stress on nervous system, allows for reduced discomfort and increased healing ©       Massage therapy; reduces muscle tension and tightness, allows for scar tissue to be laid down properly, and reduces adhesions ©       Home support; family members, post-partum doula, neighbors, friends ©       High dose Fish Oils (instead of NSAIDs) to reduce inflammation ©       Vitamin C for soft & connective tissue support ©       Vitamin E ( stimulates the formation of collagen, which improves skin texture, strength, and flexibility ) , Coconut oil with Lavender essential oil (protects, hydrates, soften and heals skin, its stro

Photo Credit to: Miranda Mossberg Photography We are so lucky to live in an area with phenomenal access to several birth workers! Home, hospital, and birth center midwives; doulas; pre-and postnatal body care; yoga...the list goes on and on! Here are just a few of our recommendations to consult with: Homebirth Midwives Nourish Midwifery Amber LaBancz, midwife Twin Cities Midwifery Trillium Midwives Emme Corbeil, CPM, LM Geneabirth Mandala Midwifery Care NorthStar Midwifery Wildflower Midwifery New Birth Midwifery Family Tree Midwife Midwife Groups Allina Midwives Willow Midwives at Abbott HCMC Midwives Methodist Midwives Women's Health Specialists Midwives at U of MN Fairview Riverside Midwives at Westside Clinic OB/GYN or MDs Dr Ryan Dick at Entira Dr Anderson at Aalfa Dr Chestovich at Entira Dr Hartung Or Midwives at Western WI Health in Baldwin Birth Centers Willow Midwives & Birth Center Minnesota Birth Center Noble Birth Hous